Camus / Cambos nr. Coleraine

INFORMATION

FontID: 14291CAM
Church/Chapel: [Parish Church?]
Country Name: Northern Ireland
Location: Coleraine
Directions to Site: Located near Coleraine, 45-50 km ENE of Londonderry
Century and Period: , Medieval
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland (1846) reports "the monumental remains of the font" at "Camus, originally Cambos, on the Bann" [The Bann is a river that runs just SE of Coleraine; the reference may refer to an old abbey dedicated to St. Congal believed by some to have existed in this area].

REFERENCES

The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland, adapted to the new Poor-Law, franchise, municipal and ecclesiastical arrangements, and compiled with a special reference to the lines of railroad an canal communication, as existing in 1844-45 [...], Dublin, London, and Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co., 1846